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Reduce,
Reuse &
Recycle
The Sustainability Strategy
Further information: www.fromm-pack.com
FROMM Sustainability
We actively strive, within all
our capabilities, to develop
and produce better products
for a better planet.
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Reduce, Reuse & Recycle
FROMM is one of the world’s largest Our Cooperation
PET recycling companies. At our plant
Regardless of our commitment to
in the German town of Wolfen, we
environmental protection through
convert used PET bottles into a basic
recycling, green initiatives, new
product with outstanding properties
product development, and building
for the production of our polyester
partnerships with relevant nonprofit
strapping, for new PET bottles (bottle
organizations and partner companies,
to bottle) and other food packaging.
we strive to keep our populations
healthy and prosperous.
Our Commitment
But our quality thinking goes one Our Vision
step further: FROMM is committed to
Reduce, Reuse & Recycle – R educed
the environmentally sound use of
resource consumption by better
resources, to the non-use of environ-
efficiency, reuse of products and
mentally and health-damaging
recycling and conversion of materials.
materials, to the efficient use of
We do our part conscientiously and
means of transport and to the sustain
will continue to do so in the future.
able reduction of direct and indirect
CO² emissions. We actively strive, within all our
capabilities, to develop and produce
Where applicable, sensible and possi-
better products for a better planet.
ble, our plants are certified by ISO
Together with our customers, we will
14001 (Environmental Management
find the most practical and sustain
System) and/or ISO 50001 (Energy
able solution – where logistically
Management System). Besides solar
possible and environmentally con-
energy, our plastics production and
scious, we bring the materials back
Recycle facilities have controlled
to our r ecycling facilities or look for
closed water circulation systems with
other ways to achieve sustainable
internal filtration installed.
responsible results.
Wherever possible and efficient, the
waste heat produced by production is
used for internal heating and other
purposes. We invest in reducing
noise and dust as well as minimizing
production waste and further
processing of the materials.
Reduce resource consumption
Reuse products
Recycle and convert materials
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FROMM Sustainability
Controlled
water circulation
Our plastics production and recycling
plants operate with controlled, closed
water circulation systems with
integrated filtration. In some cases
r ecycled wastewater is used. So we
can almost do without high-quality
drinking water in our production.
We will continue to make further
efforts to reduce the amount of water
needed, even more in the future.
Certification
We understand our impact on the
environment as an important respon-
sibility. In order to achieve a further
continuous improvement of our
environmental performance, we have,
where appropriate, reasonable and
possible, certified according to the
environmental management standard
DIN EN ISO 14001 and the DIN EN ISO
50001 in the field of energy manage-
ment system.
Noise and Dust
The reduction of noise and dust in
our production facilities is part of our
continuous improvement policy. In Waste
> 95 %
this way, we create an optimal work-
ing environment for our employees,
meeting or exceeding the legal
requirements – and of course also
benefits our environment. sorting rate
Environmental protection is a very
important part of the social responsi-
bility of our company.
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Solar power
up to
35 %
CO2-emission-free
Solar energy
Due to investments in energy-saving
measures, some of our production
and recycling plants are already
equipped with solar cell roofs. These
generate enough electricity that some-
times even up to 35 % of the energy
consumption is CO²-emission-free.
Solar power gives us the opportunity
to realize a power supply without
unnecessary resource consumption
and without environmental damage.
Waste processing
Our production facilities work towards
or meet almost ‘zero waste to land-
fill’; no waste is disposed to landfill.
Metal, paper, cardboard, wood and
glass are separated and fully processed
and recycled by local waste companies.
The film and strap waste, generated
during production, is recovered in a
closed cycle.
This allows waste streams from
STARstrap polyester strap and HDPE
Airpad films to be internally reclaimed,
recycled and re-processed in the —
production process, or used as an
energy-efficient, low-emission fuel in
waste incineration processes.
Overall, the sorting rate of the entire
material is over 95 %.
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FROMM Sustainability
Polyester Strap
STARstrap™ plastic straps belong to
the lightest polyester straps available
today, with up to 25 % less polyester
base material.
The straps are manufactured in our
production centers using up to 98 %
recycled polyester bottle material on
state-of-the-art extrusion lines. The
majority of this recycled raw material
is produced, amongst others, in
FROMM‘s own plastic recycling plant
Texplast GmbH in Wolfen. These plas-
tic straps are therefore environmentally
friendly and comply with the Europe-
an Packaging Directive 94/62 / EC. Strapping
Through deliberate optimization of with up to
98 %
truck loads and the shortest possible
transport routes for our raw materials,
recyclates and end products, we try to
limit the environmental impact as
much as possible.
Recycle share
Protecting with air
For our Airpad air cushions, we offer
our customers special HDPE films
(25 – 65 microns) with a recycling
rate of up to 60 %, biodegradable
films or paper alternatives that
guarantee a high load capacity. The
intelligent cushioning system consists
of up to 99 % air – this saves a lot of
weight, volume, costs and, above all,
raw materials.
The worldwide patented Airpad air
cushion system guarantees best protec-
tion, weight saving, transport costs re-
duction, minimum space requirement
and high environmental compatibility.
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Wrapping
with up to
400 %
stretch potential
Stretch wrapping
Highly efficient, material-saving pack-
aging and optimal pallet securing
through the combination of our
offered tear-resistant quality stretch
films (8 – 23 microns) and our wrapping
machines, with a pre-stretch unit of
up to 400 %. Up to five meters of film
can be made from one metre.
Responsibility
Our tools and machines are designed
for a long service life and low energy
Protecting consumption. Only high quality
with up to materials are used which are easy to
99 %
disassemble and easy to recycle.
Thanks to low-wear, efficient compo-
nents, energy savings of up to 25 %
Air are realized.
Our specially developed service
program „Lifecycle Care“ offers more
than 12 months warranty and service
life extending solutions for tools and
machines. The Life-
cycle Care Service
Program aims for the
lowest possible Total
costs of Ownership
(TCO).
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FROMM Sustainability
PET-Recycling
Returned used PET bottles are con-
verted in the FROMM recycling plant
to high-quality regrinds, regranulates
and agglomerates for the production
of PET straps, food packagings,
textiles and beverage bottles.
FROMM recycled PET products meet
or exceed the highest ecological and Input capacity of
> 50.000
food industry standards.
Tons PET bottles
Texplast
The PET recycling company Texplast
in Wolfen (Germany), has been a sub-
sidiary of FROMM Plastics GmbH
since 2004. Texplast produces PET
pellets and PET flakes. We use the
flakes for our own production of
STARstrap PET strap and supply
manufacturers of beverage bottles,
food thermoforming films and fibers.
With an input capacity of over
50,000 tons of bottles per year, we
are one of rPET‘s leading recycling
specialists in Western Europe,
especially for used beverage bottles.
Gelber Sack
With the founding of a joint venture
in cooperation with the Austrian food
packaging producer ALPLA, FROMM
is dedicated to the recycling of PET
waste from the so-called „yellow
bag“. Which is the collection of
Plastics from German households.
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Closed
Loop
Closed Loop
Collecting and transporting: The PET
bottles are transported from the
collection point to our recycling plant
Sorting: Separation of foreign matter
and impurities, fully automatic color
sorting
Crushing: to a size of < 10 mm
Washing: Remnants are removed
from the PET flakes in the washing
process, dried and packaged
PET flakes: can be used directly for
the production of other products, for
example our STARstrap packaging
strap
PET granules: The food-grade
regranulate is produced by means of
the VACUREMA and the Starlinger
Viscotec process
Product: The regranulate is reused
for the production of food packaging
and new PET bottles. Thanks to its
certification, it meets or exceeds
today‘s highest requirements for food
packaging
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FROMM Sustainability
Support
In cooperation with the Swiss sports
club Grasshoppers Zurich, we have
donated various sports materials such
as jerseys, sports pants, etc. to
children and youth football in Malawi,
A frica.
With this we supported the Zikomo
Foundation, which actively supports
Malawian children. Giving them hope
and perspectives, so that they can
take their future into their own hands.
More than 100,000 children are to
be given access to education, healthy
food and sport.
Sponsoring
As with our products and our corpo-
rate ethics, we attach great impor-
tance to quality and sustainability in
our sponsoring.
In direct cooperation with Swiss Tennis
and other sports teams, FROMM Supporting approx.
paves the way for young and aspiring
talents. We support athletes who
continue and follow the steps of the
100.000
Children in Malawi
world’s leading professionals such as
tennis-pro Stanislas (Stan) Wawrinka*.
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or over 10 years, FROMM was sponsor of
Stan Wawrinka.
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Employees
Employees
Our employees are our greatest asset.
We invest a lot in their know-how and
training and can therefore count on
the best qualified specialists.
Ultimately, our investment pays off in
two ways: satisfied employees who
feel challenged and encouraged and
dedicated employees to whom we owe
our innovative and pioneering products
and services.
We strive to make a positive contri-
bution to the society in which our
employees live and work. Children,
education, support for the disadvan-
taged and environmental sustain
ability are the most important aspects
and cornerstones of our global social
commitment.
11We are always close to you
Think global, act local
We are close to you! Our more than
40 FROMM offices and a large number
of specialized long term sales partners
worldwide ensure professional advice,
qualified customer service, reliable spare
parts supplies and maintenance, with
quick response times.
Think before you print.
FROMM offers you this folder only in a digital form. Environmental protection
concerns us all! Paper is difficult to share – digital documents can be
accessed at any time and from any location (Internet connection required).
So, think before printing and ask yourself the question whether or not you
really need it on paper. And if you do – use recycled paper.
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